This is a giant windmill or turbine, as they're called, and you'll see hundreds of these in Emmet County in the next couple of years. It was announced at the recent Estherville Chamber of Commerce annual meeting that a contract has been signed that will lead to hundreds of these turbines being built in Emmet County between Estherville and Superior. The turbines will be stretched over eight miles between the two cities and will will be placed on the North side of Highway 9.

While lots of folks are excited about this bit of economic development, I don't like the idea of the landscape being dominated by giant turbines.